Technology & Infotainment

How to build a custom firewall

Our resident fab guru talks you through the intricacies of building a custom firewall

Three-cylinder engines are taking over, and here's why

They say size doesn’t matter, it’s the way you use it

The military origins of today's car tech

Nothing fuels innovation quite like war, and the motoring industry has been a key beneficiary

How to fix a blown head gasket at home

Can you attack a blown head gasket at home in the shed?

Apple Carplay and Android Auto more dangerous than drink driving

In-car entertainment deemed a major driver distraction thanks to a recent study

360-degree parking monitors explained

Getting a bird’s eye view of your car while it’s parked is one the more impressive emerging in-car technologies. But how does it work?

3D printing and the automotive industry

No longer just a means of making one-off prototypes or wild concepts, 3D printing is now a part of the automotive production line

Can over-the-air updates really make your car worse?

Should you think twice about letting your vehicle accept over-the-air updates?

Top 10 Cars with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay

Here are the most popular models in Australia that boast the latest smartphone mirroring capabilities

How to choose the correct sparkplug leads for your car

The wrong sparkplug leads can prevent your street machine reaching its potential. Dr Tim explains how to choose the correct leads for your vehicle

V8 engines are safe for now, says BMW

Tightening regulations are making it harder for the V8 engine, but BMW says it still has a future... albeit a challenging one

Chassis and subframe construction basics

Dr Tim outlines best-practice methods for chassis and subframe construction

How to optimise your car's cooling system

Dr Tim explains how to optimise your car's cooling system so you don't get hot under the collar

All the cars at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show

Carmakers turn to the world's biggest electronics expo to show off the industry's best tech

Meet the man who is leading Australia’s EV revolution

Tim Washington is prepared for take-off when it comes to electric vehicle charging in Australia

Move over Iron Man. Audi workers get ultra-cool exoskeletons to build cars

New exoskeloten technology designed to make life easier for Audi factory workers

Jaguar I-Pace reaps improvements thanks to motorsport

Electric cars are being improved thanks to the crucible of racing

How 3D printing is revolutionising car-building

3D printing is bringing street machining into the future. We sit down with some of the leading authorities in Oz to see how these plastic pieces are revolutionising car-building

Toyota offer Apple CarPlay/Android Auto retrofit

Toyota undercuts Mazda with smartphone mirroring for $199

Reviewed: Android Auto for Android 10

If you use an Android phone in your car, the updated Android Auto function offers new features and functions – but it’s not perfect

Lexus reveals Apple CarPlay update

Android Auto and Apple CarPlay to become standard on a number of Lexus models, existing owners offered upgrade too

How to strip paint by media blasting

If you want to know whether your body is killer or filler, you need to strip it back

“Nobody is even close” to making a truly self-driving car: Toyota

The world’s biggest car company says fully autonomous cars will be too costly and too problematic for the general public

Depth of section explained

When engineers talk about depth of section, we are referring to the ‘cut-through’ view or section view of a particular shape or style of material being used in a construction; the depth of the section is the longest axis or side of that shape.